Provide senior clinical leadership within the occupational therapy palliative care service provision including optimisation of patient care delivery, as well as supporting the mentoring and development of staff.

The senior Occupational therapist is responsible for a clinical caseload of patients with complex needs who are approaching or reaching the end of their life.

The senior occupational therapist will participate in the planning, implementation and evaluation of occupational therapy services to palliative care patients across the ISLHD, and will work with the multidisciplinary palliative care team to develop key performance indicators for the service to guide quality improvement and/or research initiatives.

Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District is committed to equal employment opportunity and embraces diversity and inclusion within its workforce. As such, people from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. This includes but is not limited to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, People with Disability, Women and People from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds.

Talent Pool

This recruitment may be used to create a talent pool / eligibility list where candidates may be offered casual, ongoing permanent, or temporary full-time or part-time positions within the next 18 months.

Please note: Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.

Successful applicants to the role must provide certified documentation of vaccination history and pathology as part of their recruitment documentation. The applicant must be certified as compliant with Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination Against Specified Infectious Diseasesbefore employment can commence.

Your claim against the selection criteria is the most important part of your application as it will help determine whether or not you have met the standard of response required by the panel to be eligible for an interview.You should read the Position Description and then address the selection criteria for the role, giving examples where required.Applicants are encouraged to review the following information on Applying for a position within NSW Health at: http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/careers/guide/nswhealth/Pages/apply-for-position.aspx

Selection Criteria

1. Current registration to practice as an Occupational Therapist with the Occupational Therapy Board, AHPRA.
2. Current class C NSW drivers licence or equivalent.
3. Excellent negotiation, decision making and advocacy skills including collaborative stakeholder consultation.
4. Demonstrated high level organisational and time management skills in an environment of competing clinical/administrative demands.
5. Evidence of advanced clinical skills and demonstrated significant experience in the provision of occupational therapy services for palliative care clients
6. Demonstrated ability to independently problem-solve, and set priorities in complex situations.
7. Ability to initiate, lead, complete and share quality improvement initiatives and service evaluation processes with other staff
8. Demonstrated experience in the provision of clinical supervision, mentoring and development of junior staff and students.

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